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Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric

Every Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric model year on file, 2015 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years300 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years22015 to 2016
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins65Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 25, 83% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01020302015252016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
15
Fuel system
10
Engine and cooling
10
Speed control
6
Electrical system
6
Steering
3
Tires
1
Wheels
1
Airbags
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Hatchback50.0400232
2015Hatchback250.01472233
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric

  • 19V-787 Nov 1, 2019
    For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V787-4620.pdf
    Communication · 24k vehicles
  • 15V-655 Oct 14, 2015
    Due to a communication error within the electric drive system, the electric powertrain unit may shut down, temporarily immobilizing the vehicle…
    Electrical system · 2,618 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.